Tag Archives: Health
Canada confirms five Omicron cases; Ontario investigates two others
TORONTO - Canada logged three more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant Monday and was investigating other potential infections as hundreds of people who recently travelled back from countries deemed...
Nov 29, 2021
G7 health ministers closely monitoring new Omicron variant of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and his counterparts from other G7 countries agreed Monday to closely monitor and share information about the highly mutated Omicron variant of COVID-19. The ...
Nov 29, 2021
Pandemic pressures: Nova Scotia offers pioneering helpline exclusively for men
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has established what is believed to be Canada's first 24-hour helpline exclusively for men in response to an urgent need that arose as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Soon after...
Nov 29, 2021
Omicron response should focus on global vaccine equity, not travel bans: scientists
As Canada confirms its first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, scientists say banning travellers from southern African countries in an effort to curb its importation is wishful thinking that coul...
Nov 28, 2021
Dogs trained to comfort nervous people, help kids get COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA - Children turning up for their COVID-19 vaccine in Quebec last Friday were surprised to find not just the promise of a sticker at the end of the ordeal, but a waggy-tailed dog eager to be pett...
Nov 28, 2021
Province reports 52 new cases of COVID-19, four deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 52 new cases of COVID-19.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the North West (four), North Central (five), and three new cases have pending...
Nov 28, 2021
Daily COVID-19 numbers show 73 new cases, five deaths
As of Nov. 27, there are 73 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 80,848 reported cases.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the North West (six), Nor...
Nov 27, 2021
Meili says more support needed for rural healthcare
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili said he wants to see the provincial government show more support for rural healthcare, following his stop in the Battlefords area Thursday.Meili and Saskatchewan Hea...
Nov 27, 2021
Canada bans travellers from southern Africa due to new variant
With a new COVID-19 variant of concern on the rise, Canada is banning visitors who travelled through southern Africa.During a media conference Friday, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced the ba...
Nov 26, 2021
Hypothermia determined to be cause of death for local woman
La Ronge RCMP have confirmed a sudden death in the tri-communities earlier this month was due to hypothermia. On Nov. 4, at approximately 9:30 a.m., police received a report of a sudden death on a tra...
Nov 26, 2021